Caterpillar Grommet?

hibbs · Post by **hibbs** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:40 pm

Anyone know where I can get some Caterpillar Grommet for .020 to .040?
The local electronics store does not have it, neither does Radio Shack,
Home Depot, Home Base, etc.

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Dave Qualley · Post by **Dave Qualley** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:40 pm

Is this the stuff that you are looking for? (See picture at the link below:- )

http://members.home.net/dqualley/edgestrip.jpg

How much are you looking for.. I have a couple 12" lengths that I could part with if
that's all you need.

I bought it at Boeing Surplus in Seattle a few months back.. I'm actually heading back
down there tomorrow, I'll see if they still have any. If they do, I'll buy a bunch of
it.. I think they charged $10/lb for it, pretty cheap!

Dave
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hibbs wrote:

Anyone know where I can get some Caterpillar Grommet for .020 to .040?
The local electronics store does not have it, neither does Radio Shack,
Home Depot, Home Base, etc.

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Scott Hibbs
hibbs@pacifier.com
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Lonnie Benson · Post by **Lonnie Benson** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:40 pm

Scott,

What is a caterpillar Grommet?

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Anyone know where I can get some Caterpillar Grommet for .020 to .040?
The local electronics store does not have it, neither does Radio Shack,
Home Depot, Home Base, etc.

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Scott Hibbs
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hibbs · Post by **hibbs** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:40 pm

Lonnie, it is a grommet for odd shaped holes. If you are running
through a bulkhead at something other than 90 degrees, the standard
rubber (round) grommets won't work. See the photo from Dave for an
example (http://members.home.net/dqualley/edgestrip.jpg).

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Drew and Jan · Post by **Drew and Jan** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:40 pm

Scott you might try an electrical wholesaler. I think my local home depot
has them but they're somewhere in those little bins of parts in the
nut+bolt aisle
Drew

At 09:30 PM 2/8/01 -0800, you wrote:

Anyone know where I can get some Caterpillar Grommet for .020 to .040?
The local electronics store does not have it, neither does Radio Shack,
Home Depot, Home Base, etc.

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Richard DeCiero · Post by **Richard DeCiero** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:40 pm

Scott,
Go to the McmasterCarr website and search for grommets and grommet strips. If you can
get one of their catalogs you will find it very educational. They are located in NJ and I
use them frequently. There is no minimun charge and their shipping rates are very
reasonable.
Rick D.

hibbs wrote:

Anyone know where I can get some Caterpillar Grommet for .020 to .040?
The local electronics store does not have it, neither does Radio Shack,
Home Depot, Home Base, etc.

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Scott Hibbs
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Joel Jacobs · Post by **Joel Jacobs** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:40 pm

You can get continuous grommet from MCM electronics - www.mcmelectronics.com
Just log on and search for 'grommet'. The 21-3695 is for up to .036 and the
21-3696 is .037 to .105

Joel

Anyone know where I can get some Caterpillar Grommet for .020 to .040?
The local electronics store does not have it, neither does Radio Shack,
Home Depot, Home Base, etc.

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David Ricker · Post by **David Ricker** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:40 pm

Scott

You can get this material from any big electronic component distributor, I am not sure by
your address if you are in Canada or the States (or ???) but up here we have Electrosonic,
Future and others. There is a big one in the states called Mouser isn't there? I think the
Jim Weir mentions them in his articles in Kit Planes.

There are local sales outlets for the big distributors that you can find in the yellow pages
under electronic parts, wholesale. They are listed that way to weed out the people who want
their stereo fixed etc.

Dave R.

Dave Qualley wrote:

Is this the stuff that you are looking for? (See picture at the link below:- )

http://members.home.net/dqualley/edgestrip.jpg

How much are you looking for.. I have a couple 12" lengths that I could part with if
that's all you need.

I bought it at Boeing Surplus in Seattle a few months back.. I'm actually heading back
down there tomorrow, I'll see if they still have any. If they do, I'll buy a bunch of
it.. I think they charged $10/lb for it, pretty cheap!

Dave
#057SR

hibbs wrote:

Anyone know where I can get some Caterpillar Grommet for .020 to .040?
The local electronics store does not have it, neither does Radio Shack,
Home Depot, Home Base, etc.

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Scott Hibbs
hibbs@pacifier.com
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